Showing posts with label Handicraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handicraft. Show all posts
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Modern Leather Jewelry by Tanya Ignic
Tanya Igic is a serbian jewelry designer with a very unique and individual technique in leather jewelry. In her creations she uses floral, natural or abstract motifs, worked in delicate and quality leather.
Her wide range of elegant necklaces, earrings, bracelets, brooches, and bridal accessories are embellished with silver wire and beads. The effect is amazing. Such delicate textures and such bright, natural, pastel colours!
The technique is unusual and innovative and involves a complex design and manufacture process. I have posted only a few of her creations but if you want to see her entire collection in all the splendor, you can find it on her website. Here’s the link Tanya’s Design Studio.
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Why buy when you can handcraft?
With this weak economy, more and more people are trying to tighten their belts when it comes to spending money. With people spending less money going out, it seems like more people are taking their activities inside and coincidentally more babies are being created. Which comes to you needing to spend your money on a massively produced baby product or … maybe not.
With sites like eBay and Craftzine.com it’s incredibly easy to buy a handcrafted baby gift like a crochet baby blanket or make a crochet baby blanket of your own.
If you are a knitter, there are tons of craft projects that focus on knitting bibs, hats, mittens and more for babies. This goes for sewers and crochet people too.
If you’re less of a knitter but still pretty handy then you can check websites like Instructables.com and get step-by-step instructions on how to make baby mobiles and baby slings.
And if neither of these options feel right to you, then perhaps making some natural baby skincare products would work for you. (Recipes for this can be found on the website The DIY Mommy.)
The sky is the limit when it comes to finding a project that can be special, handmade and low on cost. Just do a web search for “handmade baby gifts” and explore the options that come up. I’ve found diaper cases, burp clothes and even baby washcloth puppets (via Martha Stewart).
And of course if the idea of doing any manual labor just to give it way makes no sense to you, then you can just go to a website like Etsy.com and purchase something that you can pass off as your own creation. (If you have no ethical issues with that of course.)
If you’re thinking, “Wait, I can’t afford a place like Etsy.” It’s not true, you can easily find handcrafted products for less than $10.00, which means you have no reason not to get a handcrafted gift. Just think about the kudos you get for getting an original gift, plus you’ll get to support someone’s small business. After not having to get a present at all, what’s better than that?
With sites like eBay and Craftzine.com it’s incredibly easy to buy a handcrafted baby gift like a crochet baby blanket or make a crochet baby blanket of your own.
If you are a knitter, there are tons of craft projects that focus on knitting bibs, hats, mittens and more for babies. This goes for sewers and crochet people too.
If you’re less of a knitter but still pretty handy then you can check websites like Instructables.com and get step-by-step instructions on how to make baby mobiles and baby slings.
And if neither of these options feel right to you, then perhaps making some natural baby skincare products would work for you. (Recipes for this can be found on the website The DIY Mommy.)
The sky is the limit when it comes to finding a project that can be special, handmade and low on cost. Just do a web search for “handmade baby gifts” and explore the options that come up. I’ve found diaper cases, burp clothes and even baby washcloth puppets (via Martha Stewart).
And of course if the idea of doing any manual labor just to give it way makes no sense to you, then you can just go to a website like Etsy.com and purchase something that you can pass off as your own creation. (If you have no ethical issues with that of course.)
If you’re thinking, “Wait, I can’t afford a place like Etsy.” It’s not true, you can easily find handcrafted products for less than $10.00, which means you have no reason not to get a handcrafted gift. Just think about the kudos you get for getting an original gift, plus you’ll get to support someone’s small business. After not having to get a present at all, what’s better than that?
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